Ecclesiastes 10:12 | |
NASB: Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; (NASB ©1995) GWT: A wise person's words win favors, but a fool's lips are self-destructive. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. ASV: The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. BBE: The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. DBY: The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool swallow up himself. JPS: The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. WBS: The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. WEB: The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips. YLT: Words of the mouth of the wise [are] gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. | |
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